Thesaurus:smell

Thesaurus

smell

English

Noun

Sense: the composition of air detected by nose, pleasant or unpleasant

Synonyms

• flair (obsolete)
• smell
• odor
• odour

Hyponyms

• aroma    [⇒ thesaurus]
• scent
• stench    [⇒ thesaurus]
• whiff

Hypernyms

• sensation    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• emanation
• exhalation

Metonyms

• nose    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “398. odor” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “smell” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.